Bhotkhola

भोटखोला
Province: Koshi (1)/District: Sankhuwasabha/Rural Municipality: Bhotkhola
61.09%
Literacy Rate

Bhotkhola Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Sankhuwasabha District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 6,438, comprising 3,200 males (49.7%) and 3,238 females (50.3%), with a literacy rate of 61.09%. Spanning 639.01 square kilometers, Bhotkhola Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 10 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 5 wards.

According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Bhotkhola has 20 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 19 are public. The breakdown includes 18 pre-schools, 20 basic schools, and 2 secondary schools.

Some of the popular schools within the region include Krishna Secondary School Gola, Jalapa Basic School, Tungkhaling, Arunodaya Secondary School, Barun Basic School, and Bidya Baradayini Basic School.

Educational Institutions

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Institution Statistics

School

Total: 20
Private
1
Public
19

School Level Distribution

Note: Secondary schools count includes +2 schools
Level Grade Number of Schools
Pre-schoolECD18
BasicGrades 1-820
SecondaryGrades 9-122
+2Grades 11-120

Literacy Statistics

Overall Literacy Rate61.09%
Male Literacy Rate68.47%
Female Literacy Rate53.82%

Population Statistics

Total Population (2021)6,438
Male Population3,200
Female Population3,238
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females)98.83
Population in 20116,576
Population Growth Rate-0.2

Geographic Information

Area639.01 sq.km
Population Density10 per sq.km
Number of Wards5

Household Information

Total Households (2021)1,684
Household Size3.82
Households in 20111,379

Sources

Center for Education and Human Resource Development. (2081 BS). IEMIS Report 2081. CEHRD.

Central Bureau of Statistics. (2021). National Population and Housing Census 2021. CBS Nepal.

YIPL, MoFaLD, & OKN. (n.d.). Nepal local level map [Dataset]. GitHub. https://github.com/younginnovations/nepal-locallevel-map